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The LG G5 will be announced next week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but we already have a good idea of what to expect thanks to months of leaks and rumours. This week, we got final confirmation of the phone’s most exciting feature: its Magic Slot, an add-on port that allows different accessories to be inserted into the bottom of the phone, providing new features and functionality. Let’s take a closer look.
American mobile phone carrier AT&T are soon to begin testing 5G network technology in the US. The company hopes to have a 5G test network running in Austin, Texas, in order to prepare for 5G rollouts across the United States towards the end of the decade.
LG announced a pair of new phones this week, just days before they’re expected to announced their G5 flagship in Barcelona. The new phones are called the X cam and X screen, and are a part of a new range from LG, where each mid-range model has one flagship-grade feature; ‘premium features without the premium price.’ Perhaps more exciting is that they also give us a great idea of what the G5 will look like.
Sony’s latest crowd-funded gadget is one of its coolest yet: the £170 Huis remote is an e-ink remote control, designed to operate any gadget in your home with fully customisable buttons.
The Cubot X17 is a new smartphone from another rapidly growing Chinese manufacturer. The phone sits toward the lower end of the market with a SIM-free price of £125 and mid-range specs, but still comes with some features you’d normally expect to find on a much more expensive device.